Angie Bell

What Is Considered Landlord Harassment In Florida?

Prematurely demanding rent. Changing locks or other self-help eviction actions. Disposing or seizing tenants’ personal property. Abusive, profane, or threatening language. What a landlord Cannot do Florida? According to the Fair Housing Act, Florida landlords cannot ask potential renters questions about medical history, age, any disability, familial status, ancestry, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, …

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Did Tallahassee Have Slaves?

(See Plantations of Leon County.) Centrally-located Tallahassee—only north Florida had any significant population—was the center of Florida’s slave trade. In 1860, Leon County’s population was 73% black, almost all of them slaves; there were more slaves in Leon County than in any other county in Florida. When did Tallahassee desegregate? Under pressure from all sides, …

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